"This is easier said than done. I'm afraid it's even harder than unifying this country... But since you have confidence, then go ahead and do it and let me see how good you are! If you really have the ability, then I will I won’t be stingy and will definitely do my best to help you!”
After thinking for a moment, Saito Douzan soon seemed to make up his mind. His eyes suddenly widened to their maximum size, his energy exploded, and he shouted in a low but extremely powerful tone.
He is a very open-minded and free-spirited person, so it is not difficult to understand that he is so vigorous and resolute. The most important thing is that as he has gotten older in recent years, he has begun to feel powerless and has already been thinking about this issue. , has also definitely inspected another son-in-law and has already made a decision.
——If it weren't for the kid in front of him, this viper would be ready to give up the entire Meinong in a while.
So... this decision is not something that was made on the spur of the moment, something that was decided upon by a slap on the forehead. It was something that Saito Dōsan actually thought about for several years before making up his mind, and he originally planned to put it into practice after a while. matter.
He would have done this even without Gu Mo, but because Gu Mo just appeared at this juncture and the conditions seemed to be relatively consistent, Saito Douzan decided to use Gu Mo in this matter that he had already considered. Mo was also considered as one of the alternative outcomes.
Therefore, Saito Douzan is not reckless, nor does he make rash decisions because of his enthusiasm. If that were the case, he would not be what he is today. But someone was lucky enough to catch the last train——
Even if he didn't catch up, he was still going to start.
"Huh? Wait, old... old man, I think we may have to settle things. I don't need your help in this kind of thing..."
Gu Mo couldn't react. Where is all this? Why can't I understand what this bad old man said at all? He frowned and thought about it for a moment, feeling that there was something wrong in some link. The communication was not smooth and there was a slight misunderstanding.
Doesn't it need to be so serious? I just want to go back. For such a small matter, I need the other party to do their best to help. Is it just a "helping hand" to me? And "I'm just afraid of trying to unify this country." Where do you start talking about this?
"Huh! I actually don't want to help you, I just do it for Axiu's sake!"
With a cold snort, Saito Douzan glared skillfully. This kid is really infuriating. Do you really think you are trying to help him? If it weren't for Axiu, I wouldn't be bothered to deal with this kind of thing!
He waved his hand vigorously, looking very disgusted: "That's it... Huh, everyone will say it with empty teeth. Do some results first and show them to me! You can go to Lushan City tomorrow and let me see. It depends on what you are capable of, if you can’t even manage a small city well, then don’t say such big words, it’s ridiculous!”
As if he had thought of something, he looked at the thin man who had been silent since he came in, with his head lowered, and added: "If there is no one available, just take the monkey with you. He is very clever." people."
"Hey, let me tell you, I'm not..." Gu Mo frowned and was about to say something, but from the corner of his eye, he noticed that Tokichiro next to him was winking at him desperately. His eyes were not indicating anything. Instead, it is full of hope and supplication.
He was silent for a moment, and quickly considered in his mind what this change would bring, and finally nodded slowly: "I'll give it a try."
"Okay, let's do this. I'm tired..."
Saito Douzan waved his hand again and said impatiently, his intention to see off the guests was very obvious.
His rationality and sensibility were in serious conflict at this moment. First of all, it was rationality that made him make a choice. He felt that they were all members of his own family anyway. If this boy was no worse than Owari Oda, then there was no harm in choosing this boy. It should be to compensate Axiu for the hardships she has suffered over the years.
But precisely because of this, every time he thought about this matter on a perceptual level, thinking that not long after A Xiucai returned to him, he would soon be taken away by this kid again, he felt extremely sad and couldn't suppress his anger, watching The other party felt angry, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.
"...Lord Daosan, then we will leave first."
Tokichiro tried his best to suppress his excitement, pulled Gu Mo who was about to say something and walked out, while hurriedly saying goodbye to Viper.
Opportunity, the opportunity has finally come! I, Tokichiro, finally made it to this day, and the day has come for me to succeed! However, Brother Gu Mo doesn't seem to be too willing. He must be held back. He cannot be allowed to do such an irrational thing at this time!
It is obviously such a great opportunity, but I dare not even dream about it. I am afraid that I will not be able to ask for all the virtue that my ancestors have accumulated for eight lifetimes. Why is it that someone is presented to me and has to hesitate whether to accept it or not? Fujiyoshiro really couldn't understand it. This was probably the death of drought and the death of floods.
Seeing the door being closed and the room falling back into a dark and dark environment, Saito Michizan also fell silent.
Although he had made a decision, he only said that he would do his best to help the other party, without specifying what kind of help it would be. The old man is well aware of this. Even though he has already decided to "give up the country", he will not announce it until the last moment.
After all, people's hearts are unpredictable. Not only the thoughts of the target being investigated, but also the thoughts of Meinong's interest groups and retainers all need to be considered.
But the problem is not big. As for Oda Nobunaga, whom he inspected before, he has the skills and courage to unify Mino. Although the current boy does not know his ability yet, his ambition is even more ambitious - the national power on the opposite side. It is so powerful that even Japan, with all its strength, can hardly match it, let alone the currently fragmented Warring States Period.
With this kid's background, he must be the top one on the opposite side, and he can almost represent the ruling power of the Celestial Kingdom... So, if you want to go back and take back everything you own, this matter is probably more difficult than ending the chaos of the Warring States Period and unifying the country. This island country still faces many difficulties.
However, if you set a particularly high goal at the beginning and work tirelessly towards it, then even if you fail in the end, the height you have reached is likely to be far beyond the ordinary path.
Of course, as he said, the boy had to prove himself first - the reason why Owari's big fool was his original favorite was because he had been inspected. So that boy is no exception... This is the case for arranging for the other party to go to Lushan City this time. It's just a superficial pretense to see how capable he is.
Saito Douzan's real idea is to test whether this kid is the kind of person who has no bottom line in order to achieve his own goals... This is the most important point.
Meinong Zhibi was lost in his own thoughts, but his eyes seemed long and long, not like the turbidity of an old man, but with some profound meaning.
Just a moment later, he didn't know what he thought of, and he immediately snorted angrily, picked up the wine bowl, filled it for himself, and drank it all in one gulp... He would probably be like this for a long time to come. It showed, and I became angry just thinking about it.
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"This hometown...the old man is really the same all the time."
After being dragged far away by Tokichiro, walking through the long corridor and returning to his temporary guest room, Gu Mo couldn't help but complain.
Sure enough, he is a bad old man with a weird temper, moody, he said he had a good attitude, but he kept scowling at her, and said he treated her badly, but he was not willing to make such a promise, and even lost a city. Take care of yourself?
Well, then again, it's a city, right?
"This just shows how much Master Dao San values you, Brother Gu Mo... ah no, Master Gu Mo." The monkey's face was red, and he was almost dancing with excitement. As he spoke, , but suddenly remembered something and quickly changed his mind.
Before, it was possible to take advantage of the fact that the matter was not yet clear, and the other party did not hold an official position, so he took the opportunity to get close, but that was no longer possible... From the moment Master Dao San spoke, his partner It has definitely taken off.
In addition, he has become famous today, but he still takes advantage of the other party, and will have to make a living under the other party - Fujikichiro is such a smooth and worldly person, so of course he will not be ignorant.
"No need to call me Sir... Speaking of which, what's going on in Lushan City?" Gu Mo frowned and thought about it, and thought it would be better to ask more clearly. He didn't know much about normal history, let alone this. There may be a history of magic modification.
There is also very little information in the game. He can only understand a rough setting and a rough story flow. It would be good to clarify this part.
As for other things... like place names, I really don't know a few of them. To put it simply, the game experience is that he doesn't know where he is. He only knows that he is going to kill people next.
"Lushan Castle is the place where Master Daosan worked as an official in his early years. It can also be said that he made his fortune there. At that time, Master Daosan worked as an official in Toki Norigi of Sagiyama Castle. But you should also know what happened later. This is also The origin of Master Daosan’s reputation..."
Monkey carefully looked around, then pulled Gu Mo into the room, and then spoke in a low voice.
"Perhaps he is also obsessed with that city. Three years ago, Master Daosan captured the northern city and completely eliminated Toki Yorigi. The next year, he shaved his head and became a monk at Jōzaiji Temple, and then began to work in Lu A lot of construction work was carried out in the mountain city and a mansion was built, saying that he was going to live in seclusion there after passing on the position of governor of the family to Lord Yilong."
No, I don’t know what happened next, please don’t make it so simple, okay?
Gu Mo maintained a smile, his heart full of thoughts that he wanted to complain about, but since the monkeys thought that these things were known to everyone, he couldn't ask questions, so he could only go through it in his mind, roughly Got some ideas.
At first, he worked as an official for Toki Yorii of Sagiyama Castle, and then he completely eliminated Toki Yorii many years later, and in the second year he planned to return to the place where he made his fortune in his early years to retire?
In other words, the bad old man stole the original master position of Meinong. Is this the origin of his vicious reputation? And then he built a mansion in Lushan City and wanted to live in seclusion there... Wait, that should be the location of the Viper God Realm, right?
Recalling the plot he knew, Gu Mo finally connected it.
——In order to prevent people from abusing the power of spirit stones, Saito Douzan secretly ordered Tokichiro and others to travel around and collect a large number of spirit stones. He placed the collected spirit stones in the Viper God Realm.
——After Saito Yoshiryu's sudden betrayal in the second year, Daosan was defeated and fled back to his mansion. In the end, he saw Axiu, who came to rescue him, for the last time in the Viper God Realm.
Combining the two, he naturally understood where he was going next.
Could it be that he really has bad intentions? Specifically to trick himself into attending the Hongmen Banquet... Thinking this with a serious face, Gu Mo turned to look at Tokichiro and asked doubtfully: "Speaking of which, did the old man just say that the two of us should go? Did Axiu say that?" "
Damn old man... A drop of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Tokichiro could only pretend not to hear, and smiled coquettishly: "It seems that he didn't say anything about Miss Axiu."
"Oh, that means I didn't say that Axiu can't go, then I'll call her." Gu Mo nodded, with a look of understanding, turned around, opened the door and walked out.
It's better to be on the safe side and pull Hidechiyo along.
Moreover, we are good partners. We have agreed to be each other's angels, so how can we be separated so easily? Of course we have to act together.
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Time flies by, and soon another day passes.
Saito Douzan woke up and looked at the bright eastern horizon outside the window. As he got older, he couldn't sleep well. Even though he was no longer as busy as he was in his early years, he still didn't. I always wake up early if I sleep for too long.
But I can be happy today, at least I don't have to see that hateful guy.
At this thought, the old man became happy again. He sat up from the quilt, called the servant who had been standing outside, and said: "Go and urge the boy, let them set off as soon as possible, don't delay for too long. The journey to Lushan City is still a bit far.”
Then I got a respectful reply from the servant outside——
"Master Governor, according to the reports from the soldiers guarding the city, they left the city overnight before dawn."
"Oh? Really?" Saito Douzan was slightly surprised, and then Lao Huai nodded happily, "That kid knows his way around... Then it's okay, you can step back." He said quickly as if he was thinking of something again. He gave an instruction: "By the way, today's breakfast has also been prepared. Don't repeat the dishes from yesterday. We must satisfy Axiu..."
The person outside the door seemed stunned for a moment, with a hint of surprise in his voice:
"Master Governor, Miss Axiu... Miss Axiu also left the city with us before dawn."
"..."
"..."
Deadly quiet.
The bad old man in the room opened his mouth wide, took a few quick breaths, stretched out his hand to cover his heart tightly, and gritted his teeth and said: "This... this traitor!"
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"Lushan City is still a bit far away. We might as well rush there as soon as possible...but can we really take care of that city with just the few of us?"
On the road more than ten miles outside the Meinong Plain, under the dark background with the sky still bright, two much more exquisite carriages were slowly moving forward one behind the other on the winding road, carrying a lot of things. There were only three people accompanying him.
Tokichiro, who was leading the way, was quite worried. After calming down from yesterday's excitement, he also discovered the real problem. Can outsiders like himself parachute into Lushan Castle, really be able to manage a city well? What about those factions and interest groups that already exist?
Unless Lord Daosan comes to the platform in person to support, or Miss Axiu’s identity is made public, can I and others use the tiger’s skin as a banner?
"Don't worry, it all depends on people. Maybe some talents will see us as promising and take the initiative to join us..."
Gu Mo didn't take it seriously. He wasn't as concerned as a monkey. Naturally, he wouldn't be too entangled before he started. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, looked ahead, and then stretched out his hand to stop——
"Stop, stop, go to the river there, I'm going to wash my hands..."
"W-wash your hands?"
"Yes, that's right there." Gu Mo nodded repeatedly, looking around casually, and then settled on a hillside in the distance.
——“???(100%).”
——“???(100%).”
Two bright health bars with unknown names appeared in his field of vision.
Creeps?
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at the same time.
On the hillside in the distance, two figures stood side by side, looking at the two carriages on the winding road in the distance. The heroic figure snorted: "It's not a big deal for them at this time, but they are still so weak... …”
"Don't underestimate them, Lai Guang, you said it's time..." The man wearing a tall hat chuckled, "You should know what our original bodies were like when we met them, don't be unconvinced. .”
"Of course I know...huh? Wait!"
The woman named Lai Guang responded with a cold voice. Just when she was about to say something, her tone suddenly changed slightly and she made a voice of surprise: "He seems to have discovered us...how did he do it?"
